Atago-class destroyer
| JS Ashigara | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Atago class | 
| Builders | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | 
| Operators | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force | 
| Preceded by | Kongō class | 
| Succeeded by | Maya class | 
| Cost | 
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| Built | 2004–2008 | 
| In commission | 2007– | 
| Completed | 2 | 
| Active | 2 | 
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Guided-missile destroyer | 
| Displacement | 
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| Length | 165.0 m (541 ft 4 in) | 
| Beam | 21.0 m (68 ft 11 in) | 
| Draft | 6.1 m (20 ft 0 in) | 
| Propulsion | 
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| Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h) | 
| Boats & landing craft carried | 
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| Complement | 300 | 
| Sensors & processing systems | 
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | 
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| Armament | 
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × SH-60K helicopter | 
| Aviation facilities | Flight deck and enclosed hangar for one helicopter | 
The Atago class of guided-missile destroyers (あたご型護衛艦, Atago-gata Goeikan) in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force is a modified version of the Kongō class equipped with the Aegis Combat System.